Jack Speed

Jack Speed (1992-) was an American criminal from California who was associated with African-American gangsters, Mexican drug cartels, meth dealers, and several other criminals in the Los Angeles metropolitan area during the 2010s. Speed was often hired as a hitman, but he also worked as an illegal street racer, a bounty hunter, and as a freelance robber.

Early life
Jack Speed was born in 1992, the illegitimate son of criminal Claude Speed and his girlfriend Catalina Vialpando. Speed was left to grow up on the streets of San Francisco as a youth, as his parents moved around the country to carry out crimes for money. Jack Speed became involved with drug dealing and petty theft as a teenager, and he befriended some Los Angeles gangsters such as Lamar Davis on social media. In 2013, Speed was arrested by the LAPD for committing a crime for Jacob Mendelhaus' German Mafia Family gang, leading to him being transferred to a Los Angeles prison. After his release, Speed was given Mendelhaus' old apartment building in Downtown Los Angeles, as Mendelhaus moved into a high-end apartment to plan heists. Speed, new to the city, was given a large sum of money from Mendelhaus, who let him take over his old property and vehicles. Speed would make the apartment his home, and he kept some alcohol and marijuana there for his enjoyment.

Climbing the Ladder
Speed had the pleasure of inheriting not only Mendelhaus' goods and apartment, but also his connections; Speed was known as a reliable man, as he had committed several crimes before his arrival in Los Angeles. Speed was hired by Mexican cartel boss Martin Madrazo to carry out "gang attacks" against the major gangs of the city, including the Ballas, Vagos, Marabunta Grande, and mercenaries. Speed made some good money through the gang attacks and through doing work for several criminals, including his friends in The Families gang (such as Lamar Davis and Gerald Ward), Trevor Phillips, Lester Crest, and Simeon Yetarian. In December, he decided to become a part of something bigger, and he made himself available for recruitment into a biker gang. Speed changed his style from a fancy gangster to put on a biker appearance, and he carried out several store robberies to prove his worth.